Alafah Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Alafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Alafah (87) may also be a first name.
Alafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alafah (Arabic: اللفه) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alafah.
How Common Is The Last Name Alafah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,755,741st most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Alafah live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alafah is also the 1,024,927th most numerous first name globally It is held by 87 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Alafah is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria Alafah is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alafah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alafah in the Arabic language | ||
| اللفه | allfh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alafah
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